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Kodak Unveils a Pair of Flickr-Friendly Photo Frames

by Paul Miller, posted Jul 10th 2008 at 10:53AM


Kodak's new W820 (8-inch) and W1020 (10-inch) are the latest in the company's charming line of Quick Touch Border digital photo frames. Quite similar to its M820 and M1020 (pictured) counterparts in most respects, the new frames add Wi-Fi, which brings with it services like Flickr, FrameChannel and Kodak Gallery.

Unfortunately, the only way to add generic RSS feeds is by using FrameChannel, and all FrameChannel subscriptions include a monstrous banner ad across the bottom of each frame -- at least Kodak's partnership with Flickr is separate, so those subscriptions are clean. Each frame includes 512MB of storage in addition to memory card slots, and they should be out next month for $250 and $280, respectively.
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Viewsonic Busts Out a Bevy of Customizable Digital Photo Frames

by Donald Melanson, posted Apr 9th 2008 at 9:45PM

There's nothing like an impending holiday to get companies rushing to get their appropriately-themed products out the door, and Viewsonic's now following Memorex's lead with a slew of new digital photo frames aimed at Mother's Day shoppers. This latest batch includes ten frames in all, including 7-, 8-, and 10-inch varieties (both widescreen and 4:3), each of which boast interchangeable bezels to suit your decor.

At the head of the pack is the 10-inch DPX1002 model (pictured above), which packs a decent 1024x600 resolution, along with 400 cd/m2 of brightness, a 400:1 contrast ratio, and the usual video and MP3 playback features. If that's a bit more than you're looking for, you can opt for one of three variations of the 8-inch DPX802 model, which packs an 800x600 resolution and drops the video playback, or one of three incarnations of the 7-inch DPX702 model, which offers up a 800x480 resolution and drops the MP3 playback as well.

Rounding things out are the 7-inch widescreen DPX704WH, 8-inch 4:3 DPX804WH and 10-inch widescreen DPX1004WH, each of which boast white finishes, and include 128MB of memory, along with some basic media-playing features. According to Viewsonic, the whole lot is available now, with prices ranging from $130 to $209.

From PR Newswire (via Engadget)

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Stop Ruining Photos with Blinking

by Terrence O'Brien, posted Jul 26th 2007 at 8:29AM


We've all seen it, or been guilty of doing it ourselves: a perfectly good group photo ruined by someone blinking. Photography blog MalekTips has some suggestions for how to avoid this snapshot-destroying impulse.

The easiest technique is to take more than one photograph when using the flash, which will allow your subjects' eyes to adjust to the bright burst of light. MalekTips also suggests trying to avoid using the flash by finding a well-lit area to take photographs. Follow the link below for more tips on keeping your subjects' eyes open.

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Wi-Fi Memory Cards for Digicams

by Terrence O'Brien, posted Jun 12th 2007 at 3:59PM

Wi-Fi Memory Cards for Digi-Cams

If you're anything like most people, you like to say you're going to do something, but rarely follow through. Some of us can't even remember to do simple things like take the photos off our digital camera and send them to people, much less share them on a site like Flickr or Picasa. Sometimes we're just too lazy or disorganized to find that dang USB cord tor memory card reader to transfer photos.

Thankfully, a company called Eye-Fi is hoping to make the photo-transfer process a little easier with a Wi-Fi memory card. That's right, the Eye-Fi card will be a standard-sized SD card that packs Flash storage, a Wi-Fi radio, and software to move your photos off the camera and onto a PC, or even directly upload them to a photo sharing site, without having to connect a single cord.

Eye-Fi has not specified how much storage the card will come with, but it says the card will cost around $100.

From USA Today

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Views From a Cell (Updated With Gallery)

by Evan Shamoon, posted May 7th 2007 at 2:56PM

Pro photographer Patrice Elmi has no need for fancy equipment as long as she's got her cell phone on her.

"I used to shoot with a 35 mm Nikon, and I used to carry it around with me all the time in my backpack," says Elmi, who studied photography at both the School of Visual Arts and the Pratt Institute in New York City. "So this one time I forgot it -- we were heading to dinner, and all I had was my cell phone. We got out there and I saw some stuff I wanted to shoot -- and I was thrilled with the results I got from my cell phone camera. I haven't really looked back."

For her new photo exhibit, 'Views From a Cell,' currently on display at the drkrm Gallery in Los Angeles, Elmi snapped photos using only natural early morning or late afternoon sunlight and her LG VX8700's camera. No special lighting, no Photoshop. The photos she wound up with are surprisingly vivid, detailed and, well, art-like.

Elmi's 100 six-inch prints are on display at drkrm until May 19. Preview the show below.

Gallery: Camera Phone Art Show



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Flickr-Proof Yourself

by Tom Conlon, posted Apr 27th 2007 at 7:00AM


How often does this happen to you? You wake up after a long night of hard, hard drinking. Head hurts, you smell like a landfill and the guy from 'Memento' could do a better job than you of remembering what happened last night.

You show up to work, check e-mail and find that a snap-happy friend has gone ahead and posted embarrassing -- and quite possibly criminal -- pictures of last night's antics onto one of those photo-sharing sites, such as Flickr, Kodak EasyShare Gallery or Snapfish.

Take back the night!

FlickrBlockers are a pair of gag glasses mounted with one of those big black bars that covers your eyes, which protects your anonymity and helps avoid predicaments like this one that you find yourself in all too often. The glasses (which you can actually see through) sell for $9.99 a pop, plus another $2 for shipping.

From Cool Hunting
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The Bionic Wallet

by Tom Conlon, posted Apr 26th 2007 at 10:00AM


Earlier this week we brought you the handbag with a TV screen sutured onto it. But, another day, another LCD-enhanced fashion accessory! This time it's these $50 wallets from Brookstone (available for men and women) featuring a 1.4-inch display on the inside. Plug the wallet into your computer's USB port and upload as many as 55 photos of loved ones to bore strangers with.

From Brookstone
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